The second Monday of October is used by many to celebrate Indigenous Peoples" Day, as an alternative to Columbus Day, held on the same date. It highlights the customs and heritage of the Indigenous Peoples who lived in North America before the arrival of European settlers, and the devastating impact colonization had upon them.
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
Today in History
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Nature Photography Day
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Night of the ‘Cold Moon’
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Death Valley National Park, California
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Glastonbury Festival begins
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Springtime in the Mediterranean
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Santo Antão Island in the Republic of Cabo Verde
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Golden jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake, Palau
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In the path of the pronghorn
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland
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World Space Week
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Annivesary of the Wilderness Act of 1964
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May we have this dance?
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Borovets ski resort in Bulgaria
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It s only Wednesday
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International Beaver Day
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The Hermitage of Santa Justa
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Making it work—in Norway
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Everglades National Park, Florida
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A storied trail marks a century
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park turns 92!
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Iceland for International Rock Day
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Happy New Year! (Again!)
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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Assembling the Smithsonian
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A lush, green escape
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Womens History Month
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